Photophysical Properties of Chlorophyll a in Triblock Copolymers Micelle: A Combined Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study

This study demonstrates the interaction of a green pigment, Chlorophyll <i>a</i> (Chl <i>a</i>), in the microenvironments of two different pluronic triblock copolymers (TBPs), P123 and F127, upon encapsulation into polymeric micelle. TBP micelles are nontoxic and quite efficient for the stabilization of this particular plant pigment, which is poorly soluble in water. In present investigation, experimental analysis (absorption, fluorescence spectroscopy, including lifetime, and FCS) along with MD